I love my ZS7 / TZ10 (25-300mm EFL suits me fine), and it is the only camera I have brought with me from UK to New York City over Christmas, but it feels quite heavy (218 grammes) in my coat pocket and the metal body is cold on the fingers in cold weather.

So I might swap it for something plastic and lighter . . . any suggestions, please? (whether current or discontinued).

I don't need "better" than the ZS7/TZ10, but of course I don't want "worse".

Just for fun, here's a pic taken at the Rockefeller Centre on Friday evening (800 ISO).